Pretty much what I've always argued, though without the Persig allusion. Mac's
tend to suit people who can't be bothered to look under the hood but just want
it to go somewhere. That includes me.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 01/10/2010, at 10:08 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> The analogy I use between Mac and PC, and I've used both for years now, is
> like that between Harley Davidson (or, for our European mates, British bikes)
> and BMW. If tinkering, puttering, tightening things, replacing things,
> working on the side of the road while traffic flashes past at 100 miles an
> hour is your thing, well, you ride a Harley. Or a Triumph. At least you used
> to. I'm sure much has changed since I straddled the saddle. If, on the other
> hand, you wanted merely to climb on your bike, start it (every time) and
> ride, you chose BMW.
>
> I got tired of F&*$ing around with PCs years ago. I got tired of always
> watching out for malware and occasionally having it slip through. I got tired
> of having effing Norton take over my system and run my effing life. I got
> tired of unhooking everything and digging into the guts of the machine to
> switch out this or tweak that or replug something or other. I just flat got
> tired of the Windows hassle, and let's don't even talk about the clunky,
> inefficient excrement Mickeysoft calls its operating systems, which have
> interfaces that are just warmed over Mac guis from half a century ago.
> (Exaggeration alert!)
>
> So I switched. I've never been happier. I have my issues with Mac, but just
> the time I've saved not mucking around with Norton has increased my
> productivity 100 percent. Not to mention the elegant simplicity of Apple's
> Airport wireless technology. I've done linksys and Netgear, and take it from
> me, Airport is the bee's knees.
>
> That said, for most of us, it's a matter of taste. We can argue about which
> is better until the cows get tired of it and don't come home anymore. Me,
> I've played in both camps and I'm a Mac guy now. And I'll stay a Mac guy
> 'cause more than anything else, I just want to turn it on and work. That, and
> smile beatifically when I read about the latest malware or virus that's
> making the rounds. Besides, as Moose pointed out, Apple owners are smarter,
> more beautiful, richer and drive sexier cars. <g>
>
> To each his own, and I got mine.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> "www.bobwhitmire.com
>
>
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